Saturday, February 16, 2013

Everybody Votes. Anything Else is Suppression.

Do you know how it really performs for everybody in your state?  On all the different metrics from ease of registration through ID requirements to waiting time?

Pew has all the details.

Because unvfortunately the Constitution places control over voting rules almost entirely in the hands of states, as Rick Perlstein explains here, voting rights activism has to happen at the state level. What kinds of voter suppression are your legislators proposing under false titles like "Make Voting Fair" or "Secure the Vote?" Because unless it increases the number of people voting, it's suppression.

Kentucky falls mostly in the middle generally, which doesn't mean we can relax our vigiliance or activism. Kentucky's comparatively lenient ID requirements - Social Security cards and credit cards are OK - make it a target for Koch Brothers-financed suppression efforts.
 


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